C++ Test Automation Engineer – Naval Systems

Ultra Electronics Group; Columbia City (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Climate controlled environment

140 hours PTO in first year

8 paid holidays

401k with company match

Tuition/education assistance

Wellness program

Job summary

Ultra Maritime is seeking a skilled software engineer to design, develop, and maintain a central test execution engine used across engineering test stations. You will build C++-based automation systems and interpret YAML-defined test workflows to ensure reliable, scalable test infrastructure.

The role focuses on mission-critical testing for naval technology, with export-control considerations and U.S. citizenship requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering or related field, with at least 4 years of experience in developing automated test systems
• Strong professional experience in C++ software development
• Experience building or maintaining test automation, validation, or integration systems
• Strong debugging skills in complex, multi-system environments

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain a central test execution engine used across engineering test stations
• Build and enhance C++-based automation systems that execute structured test sequences
• Develop software that interprets and runs YAML-defined test workflows
• Integrate with engineering test equipment and lab systems to enable automated validation
• Debug and resolve complex issues across software, systems, and test environments
• Improve reliability, performance, and scalability of test execution infrastructure
• Collaborate with test engineers and hardware teams to translate requirements into automated test capability

Skills

C++

Test Automation

Automation Systems

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

YAML

JSON

XML

Job description

Ultra Maritime is seeking a skilled software engineer to design, develop, and maintain a central test execution engine used across engineering test stations. You will build C++-based automation systems and interpret YAML-defined test workflows to ensure reliable, scalable test infrastructure.

The role focuses on mission-critical testing for naval technology, with export-control considerations and U.S. citizenship requirements.